A nice, old-fashioned disturbing the peace story

Tired of doping? Sick of dope? Exhausted by dog fighting and game fixing? Are you in need of a good, old fashioned athlete-gets-drunk-with-friends-group-gets-loud story? We've got one. Hockey players, they're always around when you need them the most.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Carolina Hurricanes star Eric Staal and his brother, Jordan Staal of the Pittsburgh Penguins, were arrested for misdemeanor disorderly conduct and obstructing the legal process at Eric Staal's bachelor party at a Minnesota resort.

The Cook County Sheriff's Office said the brothers were among 14 arrested last weekend after authorities received several complaints about "screaming, yelling and playing loud music" at the resort in northeastern Minnesota, about two hours from the Staals' hometown of Thunder Bay, Ontario.

The sheriff said the group was warned multiple times before finally being ordered to leave the Lutsen Resort and Sea Villas in Lutsen, at which point the men gathered on a nearby highway and "began harassing motorists." That's when authorities arrested the group, around 4 a.m. Saturday.

"I didn't expect it would be any more serious than it is -- they're noise violations," said Rick Curran, the agent for both players.

Let's celebrate that, something not being any more serious than it is.